Voyage of Discovery and Research in the Southern and Antarctic Regions, During the Years 1839-43

By Captain Sir James Clark Ross

David & Charles, UK, Printed in Great Britain, 1969. 2 Volume Reprint. Foreword by Raymond Priestley. Thick 8vo, Volume I: [lii], 366pp., 4 maps, 14 plates, including fold-out maps and panoramas. Volume II: [x], 417pp., 14 plates, 2 maps including one large folding map bound at rear. No prior ownership markings, no foxing, folds or tears. An excellent set in Fine condition with Near Fine Dustjackets.

The expedition of the ships Erebus and Terror under the Command of Sir James Clark Ross was without doubt one of the most important voyages in the history of Antarctic exploration. Ross discovered the Ross Sea, Ross Island with the active volcano Mount Erebus, the Ross Ice Shelf, Victoria Land and smaller islands off the Antarctic coast. This highly significant and important early expedition to Antarctica contributed much to the cartographic emergence of the continent. Ross visited many sub-Antarctic islands & charted 900 km of Antarctic coast at Victoria Land in his circumnavigation of the continent. Ross was the 1st to penetrate the Ross Sea ice pack, discovering Ross Island and attained by 4 degrees the furthest Southern expedition to date. Ross also accurately determined the position of the Magnetic Pole. Without a doubt, this set of volumes is cornerstone to any serious collection on exploration of the polar regions.